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Jewish law. Specifically, the legal process beginning with the written Torah and continuing ...

If someone works part time and is paid hourly, is it ok to write down a lunch break as part of his or her hours? Especially in the case that someone is only working 4-5 hours a day total, and not a ...

I know that davening should not be rushed. However, inevitably, it seems that it is, in many shuls. Weekday morning shacharit, in particular, seems to be the most rushed as people have to commute to ...

Given the prohibition on entering a place of idol worship (Rambam, Peirush ha-Mishnayos, Avodah Zarah 1:3), when, if ever, is one permitted to visit a historical site that has been used as a place of ...

"Kilayim" and "kilay hakerem" are two classes of prohibitions on eating from "mixed" fields (in which more than one type of crop is planted.) "Kilayim," as I understand it, specifically refers to the ...

The Shulchan Aruch (155:2) writes that after the morning prayers, one should make a point to eat Pas Shacharis "Morning bread". Does anyone have a mekoros that discuss what makes up pas schacharis? is ...

I am looking for the halachic portion of Hamaspik L'ovdey Hashem by R. Avraham Ben HaRambam published by Bar Ilan Univ. I have found links to it on HebrewBooks, but it isnt there (I guess it was taken ...

After hagbahah and gelila (in Ashkenazi schuls), the Torah must remain out until the proper point of return. In some schuls, I have seen special furniture to hold the Sefarim. In others, I have seen ...

Is a shochet allowed to slaughter for himself, or does he need to buy from another butcher?
If he slaughters an animal, and questions arise as to the validity of the shechita, can the shochet answer ...

We have only 2 Sifrei Torah available instead of 3 for Shabbat Rosh Hodesh Parshat Hachodesh. The first Torah is already rolled to the correct weekly parsha (let's assume it's this year, so it's at ...

I was given extra virgin olive oil as a gift from Italy (picture below), and I wanted to see if that type of olive oil is treated like fruits and vegetables, or does it needs to have certification on ...

There was a famous controversy regarding the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising that was the largest uprising the Jews performed against the Nazis.
I have heard tell that a lot of Rabbonim banned fighting back ...

RFID tags have very many uses in identifying different objects via radio waves. Recently, libraries have started using them to help keep track of books.
I would imagine that the tags, in themselves, ...

There is a Klal of Minhag K'Halacha. I imagine if everyone in the town took on a stringency that is clearly not Halacha then that is where the Klal would apply, effectively making the new Minhag like ...

Sorry for the groan-worthy play on words (ok, no I'm not), but what is the Halachic, usability status of this product:
Another question asks about ritualistic problems or concerns with deliberately ...

Do any contemporary poskim discuss the usage of star stickers with regard to the prohibition of depicting celestial bodies (e.g. the glow-in-the-dark ones people put on walls and ceilings)? What if ...

Specifically, I'm curious about situations where it's not immediately apparent that it'll be necessary. For example: you don't know whether or not you'll need an epipen when you leave the house, but ...

Is a pool allowed to be used as a mikvah for keri, for erev shabbos, and Shabbos
day? If so does the filter have to be off? Since it is not only made of rain water i am having a doubt. Please answer ...

Someone has both an Israeli family and a Gentile maid living with a U.S. family in the same house on the 8th Day of Pesach.
During the week, the Gentile has been eating her kosher chametz food in the ...

Recently, there was a discussion on Mi Yodeya about whether there was a Jewish source for the practice of divination and sorcery via blei gissen (Bleigießen). Based on the actual Jewish sources (e.g. ...

The gemara Shabbos 47b says that even on Erev Shabbos one may not place a vessel with water in it under a candle in order that any sparks emitted by the flame should fall into the water, because it is ...

The consequences of depressed childhood vaccination rates in some American communities, in the form of a building measles outbreak, have been in the news lately.
All public schools and most private ...

With the rising popularity of vaping and electronic cigarettes, many might consider turning to them to stop smoking or to at least divert their habit to a healthier alternative. However, the liquids ...

Do any post Rambam halachic works mention how the fundamentals effect halachic status of people or things?
Do they discuss if halcha follows Rambam and his thirteen ikrim, or Seffer HaIkrim and his ...